Fauci Fends Off Capitol Hill's Lab-Leak Show

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Michael Hiltzik argues Rand Paul’s Senate hearing was a performative GOP bid to trap Fauci into perjury, with Fauci repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment. The piece contends there’s no credible evidence Fauci manipulated research or officials’ pandemic policies, notes the lab-leak theory remains unsupported, and warns that turning Fauci into a political symbol distracts from preparing for future pandemics.
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